Our 19 Best Cheesecake Recipes of All Time

Chantal's New York Cheesecake

This is your classic New York-style cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and creamy, lightly flavored vanilla center. The cream cheese mixture also has sour cream for an extra smooth and creamy texture. Be careful not to overmix the batter, or you might have a cracked cheesecake when it comes out of the oven.

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

Perfect for fall, this recipe has a layer of traditional cheesecake topped with a layer of pumpkin-flavored cheesecake. To simplify the recipe, some reviewers like to use pumpkin pie filling instead of pumpkin purée because it already has the spices in it.

Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie

Refrigerated crescent roll dough makes this cheesecake a breeze. This triple-layer cheesecake has a bottom crust of dough, then a layer of vanilla cream cheese in the middle, and is topped with another sheet of dough finished with a mixture of cinnamon, sugar, and butter. It produces a crunchy crust with a sweet and creamy center.

Apple Cheesecake

Apple and cinnamon flavors come together to make the ultimate fall cheesecake with a pecan and graham cracker crust, a classic cream cheese filling, as well as a cinnamon-sugar apple and pecan topping.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Subtle chocolate flavors make this recipe a great option when you're craving something a little different from classic cheesecake. The graham cracker crust is lightly sweetened with cocoa powder and the cheesecake is topped with chocolate chips. For a more chocolatey flavor, reviewers suggest melting the chocolate chips and swirling the mixture on top.

Mini Cheesecakes

If you like your cheesecake better bite-sized, try this mini cheesecake recipe. The 45-minute recipe will cut your baking time down and it only requires a few simple ingredients. These mini cheesecakes are made in a muffin tin with vanilla wafers forming the crust, along with a traditional cheesecake filling. Once baked, you can leave them plain or top them with cherries from a can of cherry pie filling, or with the fruit of your choice.

Irish Cream Chocolate Cheesecake

If you like Irish cream liqueur, you'll want to try this decadent cheesecake. With an Oreo crust and a chocolate and Irish cream flavored center, this cheesecake is sinfully delicious. If you want even more chocolate flavor, reviewers like to add in mini chocolate chips.

Banana Cheesecake with Banana Cream Pie Topping

"This simple recipe is a combination of banana cheesecake and banana cream pie all rolled into one dessert!" says recipe creator Michelle K. "It uses an Oreo-cookie crust instead of the traditional graham cracker crust, adding a bit of a chocolate accent. Plus, it uses fat-free cream cheese, but proves to taste rich and creamy for a banana-y treat! Garnish with whipped cream and sliced bananas, if desired."

Eggnog Cheesecake

'Tis the season for eggnog cheesecake! This boozy cheesecake is flavored with leftover eggnog, rum, and nutmeg in a graham cracker crust. The secret to this creamy dessert is to make the entire cream cheese mixture in the food processor—how easy is that?

Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake

Coffee fans will love this Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake. The cheesecake has a graham cracker crust with an espresso-flavored cream cheese center and is topped with caramel topping. Some reviewers like to make homemade caramel sauce and add it to the cream cheese mixture before baking.

Chocolate Cookie Cheesecake

Calling all Oreo lovers! This cheesecake embodies the flavor of the sandwich cookie perfectly. This multi-layer recipe has a cookie and cinnamon crust, a traditional cheesecake filling topped with Oreo cookies, a creamy sour cream and vanilla layer, and is finished off with a chocolate shell for a super indulgent dessert.

Key Lime Cheesecake

If you like the sweet and tangy taste of Key lime pie, you'll love it in this creamy cheesecake. Graham cracker crust is topped with Key lime-flavored cream cheese for an easy-to-make dessert. Reviewers say you can use fresh or bottled Key lime juice.

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

This cheesecake has a chocolate cookie crust—though reviewers like to use Oreos—and is flavored with white chocolate and vanilla for the cream cheese center. You can top it with the raspberry sauce swirl, or some reviewers like to coat the entire top layer with the sauce.

Turtles Cheesecake

The candy turtles are made with pecans, caramel, and chocolate—and so is this rich cheesecake. The dessert is made with a vanilla wafer crust, topped with melted caramel and toasted pecans, and finished off with a layer of cheesecake swirled with melted chocolate. Some reviewers like to garnish the cheesecake with extra pecans and caramel drizzle.

Black Forest Cheesecakes

These bite-sized chocolate cheesecakes are baked in a muffin tin and made with a chocolate sandwich cookie crust. Then, they're topped with chocolate cheesecake filling, and garnished with cherries and whipped cream.

Lemon Meringue Cheesecake

You get the best of cheesecake and lemon meringue pie with this dessert. It boasts a shortbread crust, a lemon cream cheese filling, and is topped with lemon curd and meringue. Reviewers recommend making your own lemon curd because they say it tastes much better.

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Fudge Truffle Cheesecake

"Truffle-like chocolate cheesecake in a chocolate cookie crust," says recipe contributor macs, which can be topped any way you like. "You could use chocolate-dipped strawberries, purchased chocolate truffles, or melt chocolate and/or white chocolate and drizzle it over the top," says macs.

Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake

This cheesecake is extremely rich, velvety, and smooth, with a chocolate cookie and cinnamon crust topped with a chocolate, coffee (or espresso), and coffee-flavored liqueur cream cheese mixture. Before serving, you can garnish it with a coffee liqueur-flavored whipped cream and chocolate leaves.

Rhubarb Cheesecake

Put your fresh rhubarb to good use in this cheesecake. The recipe has a flour and sugar base with sugared rhubarb. The cake is topped with a traditional cream cheese filling, and finished with a sour cream and vanilla topping.

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